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Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [5] biscuit Pettable flapper [28] bit Prison sentence [32] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [33] blaah No good [5] blind 1.
Pages in category "Pejorative terms for women" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baby mama;
Cocotte was originally a term of endearment for small children, but was used as a term for elegant prostitutes from the 1860s. [3] The term was also used in Wilhelmine and Weimar Germany from the turn of the 20th century ( Kokotte ).
Terms of endearment can lose their original meaning over the course of time: thus for example "in the early twentieth century the word crumpet was used as a term of endearment by both sexes'", before diminishing later into a "term of objectification" [5] for women. When proper names escape one, terms of endearment can always substitute.
All talk and no action. Originally the phrase was, "all wind and piss" (19th century). [23] all tits and teeth a derogatory description for a woman who succeeds by using her physical attributes rather than her brain; an attractive but shallow, cynically manipulative, or even stupid woman. [24] anchors
Fancy girl: Enslaved women sold for sexual exploitation, usually young, usually with light skin color, usually at price points significantly above that for field hands or even skilled mechanics. [8] Field holler: African American work songs with roots in the plantation era. Gang system: Form of enslaved-labor management, contrast task system.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:19th-century painters. It includes painters that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. 14th
Sundari paintings or Sundari images are a type of pin-up or erotic art that were popular in 19th-century Calcutta, in the province of Bengal in British India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mostly sold as prints , the images depict women, particularly the new class of widows who took up sex work to survive, and are valuable references to understand the position ...